Assignment:
This week in class we discussed a variety of approaches for motivating employees. The purpose of this exercise is for you to identify motivational techniques or programs that are being used at different companies.Each year Fortune magazine ranks the "100 Best Companies to Work For." The list of employers changes each year, but you should be able access the most accurate list by clicking on the link listed above.
Spend some time on the website and visit several of the top 10 or more companies listed, after reading these profiles and any supplemental articles provided on the site, answer the following questions:
Questions:
1. List the company profiles that you reviewed.
2. What factors do you think contributed to the firm receiving the top honors in the current year?
3. What concepts from the motivational theories that you we discussed in class or that you read in the textbook were illustrated in the practices of the companies that you reviewed?
4. Which company would you be most interested in working for and why?